Strip-serving device.



'H, S. TORRANCE. STRIP-SERVING DEVICE. APPUCAHOR FILED MAYI31i9l8.

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STRIP SERVING DEVICE.

APPLiCATION FILED MAY I3. IQIB.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

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HUGH SIDNEY TORRANCE, OF KEARNEY, -NEW JERSEY.

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To all whomlz't may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH SIDNEY Ton- RANGE, a citizen of the'United States, residing in the town ofKearney, in the county of'Hudson and State of rrewlersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Strip-Serving Devices, of which the following is a full, .clear and eXact'description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accon'ipanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to devices for supmoistening the strip, cutting o'ifthe strip and measuring the same, means for automaticallv throwing up the knife and severing the tape, positive means of keeping the tank freexfrom small pieces of paper, thus avoiding a serious defect-in the present type of gumme'd strip machines, and a means of preventinr backward movement of the moistening roller v'vhen the knife isoperated by the return of the wheel.

With this end in view my'invention consists in certain novelties of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in theclaims. WVhile the preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings yet it isto be understood that minor changes may be made Without departing'from the scope thereof. 7

In the accompanying drawings Figure l represents a front elevation of acomplete apparatus embodying myinvention. i f

Fig. 2 representsa similar view in section.

Fig. 3 represents afrear elevation of'the complete apparatus embodying myinvent-ion.

Fig. l-represents aplan .viewlther'eof', and

.ing I roller .8. above said feed roller 7;an d saidmoist'ening roller 8 are spring pressed tension rollers 9 and'lO. These tension rollersarejalso lo- .aspecification of Letters'Patent. PatentedDec, 10 1918 Application filed May 13, 1918. Serial NO. 234,153. I

for "the roll or .coil of the paper strip 3, the roll or coil being'so niountedin the bracketfl that the lower' portion thereof 1 rests. upon .a' truncated roller 4' which is suitably mounted upon a stud 5 carried by the bracket 2. p The construction .of the "roller i'impart-s to the roll or coil of the paper strip 3 a desirable degree of freedom and guidance in its-movement.

A frame 6 is mounted upon the base "1, between the side pieces of which -.are suitably mounteda feed roller 7and amoistn- Suitably mounted directly cated between the side pieces'of theffranie 6 and are mounted in any desired or wellknown manner. A substantiallyrectangular tankor reservoir 11 is'mounted between the side pieces of theframe 6 near *thefr'ont thereof, in any desired or. convenient manner. Suitably secured within "slots 12 formed in the side pieces ofthe frame 16 is a: cutter 13, the cuttingedge of"which ispreferably slightly: above'theplane ofthe "stop of the "feed 'roller "7 .and "moistening "roller "8. A cutting '14 1 is ipivotally secured to "'oneend o-f the cutter .3, as a515, the operation Of which will be presently described. The r -ed roller 'Y as illustrated in the drawings, in its .preferredforniis a grooved roller, and located above "the "feed roller 7 and secured to the sides of frame 6 is a sheet metal guiding'comb 16 so arranged that'thetongues 1 7 of the comb are received .into the grooves 18 of the "feed roller 7. The comb '16 together :with v pivoted guide "P "which is also pivotal ly secured between the sideifpiec es of the 'frameifi provide means for. guiding the paper strip over-the feed roller "7, and under fgthe-tension roller 9 and over theend of the comb 1'6 and und erfthe}guide' plate 19 and thence under cuttfer"13. "Thecomb 16'a11'd 7 guide plate 19 are secured ItOitlIe fran' e on one si e of the s Q f I 2 and S CU f d .t

I side pieces of the" frame, on the other side I of :the :slots'12are means .for guiding the forming a closure for the front end of said reservoir.v It will thus be seen that the previously described guides together with the construction of the reservoir, provide positive means of keeping the reservoir free from' small pieces of paper thereby eliminating a serious defect in the present type of apparatus to which my invention relates. A suitable roller 23 loosely located between the side pieces of the. frame 6in sucha manner that a portion of said roller contacts with a portion of the moistening roller 8, and theopposite portion of said .roller 23 contacts with two small brackets 24, one vof thefsaid brackets being suitably secured on each side piece of the frame 6. The location and arrangement of the roller 23 .asgjust described, provides an excellent means. forpreventing the moistening roller from being rotated in a rearward direction.

Rotation of the moistening roller in the direction indicated bythe :arrow in Fig. 2 of the drawings, simply causes rotation of the roller 23, but any rotation of the moisten- 7 ,ing roller, 8 in the opposite direction of that indicatediby thefarrow, will cause thelroller 23 to bindbetween the surface of the moistening roller and the brackets 24 thereby preventing rotation of the moistening roller. One ,sidefof the. frame 6 is pro- .videdwith a guideway in which is slidably llocated a toothed crack 25, held in position by means ofa plate 26 secured to the frame in any convenient manner, preferably by means of screws 27. One end of the cutting j bar 14,'is pivoted to'the cutter at15, and rests upon the topof the toothed rack.25.

A gear wheel 28mounted upon a suitable stud 29 meshes with saidrack and derives rotationfrom the gear wheel 30. The

gear wheeln30 is loosely mounted upon a shaft 31 upon which the moistening roller ,S is secured. A hand'wheel 32 is secured to oneend of the shaft 31' whereby the apparatus is operated. Tothe, other end of the shaft 31 a friction disk 33, of ordinary construction, is looselyfmounted. Secured in a suitable recess formed within the gear ,Whel 30, which is also loosely, mounted upon the shaft 31,'is a pawl .34 which engages with aratchetwheel35 which is fast on said shaft 31 so thatmovement of the wheel 32, in the directionindicated by the arrow in Fig. 10f the drawings, causes the ,Qgear'wheel, 30 'to' move in the direction indicated by the arrow as clearly illustratedin .'Fig." 3 -of the drawings,thereby causing the "gear'whee-1 28 to move in the direction indicated by the arrow. This movement causes the rack to be drawn downward in the direction indicated by the arrow, at the same time causing the spiral spring 36 one end of which is secured to the base 1 by means of a screw 37 and which passes over the idler 38, and the other end of the spring being secured to the friction disk, to be expanded. A small gear wheel 39 is also secured to the shaft 31 which meshes with a gear wheel 40 which in turn meshes with a gear wheel 41, mounted upon a shaft 42 whereby motion is imparted to the feed roller 7 and moistening roller 8 by the rotation of the wheel 32. Adjacent to the gear wheel 41 and also mounted upon the stud 42 is a pin wheel 43 which meshes with a crown wheel 44 secured to the shaft 45 carrying a counter 46. The operation of the device is as follows:

The parts as shown in the drawings illustrate the cutting bar 14 in its raised position, the position it assumes after having severed the paper strip. In order to draw the paper strip 3 from the paper roll or coil the .handle 32 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 of the drawings, which causes the paper strip 3 topass over the feed roller 7, over the comb 16 and under the tension roller 9, and under the guide 19, under the cutter l3, and between the guides 20 and 21 and'over the moistening roller 8 and under the tension roller 10. However, before the paper strip 3 passes under the cutter 13 rotation of the wheel 32 in the direction indicated by the arrow causes the rotation of the shaft 31 thereby rotating the gear wheels 30 and 28 in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3 of the drawings, which causes the toothed rack 25 to be moved downward in the direction indicated by the arrow, thereby permitting the cutting bar 14 to drop down between the slot 12 of the frame 6.

While the toothed rack 25 is being drawn down, the spiral spring 36 is being expanded owing to the fact that it is secured to the friction disk 33, and the knife is held in its lowered position until the wheel 32 is released, when the spring 36 will cause rotation of the gear wheels 30 and 28 in the opposite direction from that indicated by the arrows of Fig. 3 of the drawings, thereby moving the rackupward, and in that manner carrying the knife with it until it assumes the position indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The movement of the cutting bar 14 being limited in its upper direction by a stop secured to the cutter 13, the movement of the cutting bar 14 in the direction just indicated severs the strip.

So far as the apparatus shown is concerned, however, an ungummed strip of? paper might be'employed, in which case the reservoir or tank 11 which contains the liquid to be transferred to the underside of the strip would contain an adhesive instead of water. 7

Experience has demonstrated that the organization above described is a highly efficient one, and while I have shown the preferred embodiment of my present invention, I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as obvious modifications thereof, not involving the exercise of invention,. may be made by any skilled mechanic, and such departures from what is herein set forth, I consider within the scope and terms of my claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters I Patent,

1. In an apparatus of the class described, comprising strip supporting means, a reservoir supported in operative relation thereto beneath the surface path of the strip, a moistener operatively connected to the reservoir, means to guide a strip to the reservoir, means for measuring and cutting off the strip automatically, means the forward movement of which, draws the strip over the moistening roller and the rearward movement of which operates the knife and severs the strip, and means for preventing rearward movement of the moistening roller.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, comprising strip supporting means, a conical roller carried by said strip supporting means in engagement with the strip, a reservoir supported in operative relation thereto beneath the surface path of the strip, a moistener operatively connected to the reservoir, means to guide a strip to the reservoir,

means for measuring and cutting oif'th'e strip automatically, means the forward movement of which, draws the strip over the ment of which operates the knife and severs the strip, and means for preventing rear ward movement of the moistening roller.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, comprising strip supporting means, a conical roller carried by said strip supporting means in engagement with the strip, a reservoir supported in operative relation thereto beneath the surface path of the strip, a moistener operatively connected to the reservoir, means to guide a strip to the reservoir, means for preventing pieces of the strip from entering the reservoir, means for measuring and cuttin off the strip automatically, means the 'orward movement of which, draws the strip over the moistening roller and the rearward movement of which operates the knife and severs the strip, and means for preventing rearward movement of the moistening roller.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, comprising strip supporting means, a reservoir supported in operative relation thereto beneath the surface path of the strip, a moistener operatively connected to the reservoir, means to guide a strip to the reservoir, means for measuring and cutting off the strip automatically, spring actuated means carried by the moistening roller shaft movement of which in one direction draws the knife away from the strip and movement of which in the opposite direction operates the knife and severs the strip, and means for preventing rearward movement of the moistening roller. 7 This specification signed and witnessed this 29th day of April, 1918.

HUGH SIDNEY TORRANCE.

Witnesses: 7

FREDK O. FISCHER, ANNA EGAN.

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